Nobody knows where the funding will come from yet, but a rapid bus will be crossing the new Port Mann bridge and using the 91原创 Park and Ride, says B.C.鈥檚 Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom.

鈥淭he last time we met with the minister, he said clearly to build the Port Mann, a bus lane and the park and ride and to not have a rapid bus makes no sense whatsoever,鈥� said 91原创 City Mayor Peter Fassbender, who is vice-chair of the Mayors鈥� Council for TransLink.

鈥淲e still have a $30 million gap and we still have the outcome of the audit where we may find additional savings,鈥� Fasssbender said.

鈥淓ither way, the minister said he will work with us to find a way to get the rapid bus running. After all, the province put in significant money on the Number One for dedicated bus lanes, and not to use them?鈥�

Not to mention the province鈥檚 multi-million dollar Park and Ride and Transit Exchange at 202 Street interchange, including a dedicated underpass for the rapid bus to get onto the freeway.

Fassbender said the rapid bus won鈥檛 just be used by 91原创 residents. There are plenty of people commuting to 91原创 for work.

Fassbender is so passionate about the rapid line that he is even willing to 鈥渒ick in property tax for the next two years.鈥�

鈥淚 would support that even though I don鈥檛 want to use property tax as the way to fund TransLink,鈥� he said.

He said there needs to be a sustainable, long term plan to fund TransLink.

He is still an advocate of road pricing (tolling) over using property tax.